Literature Review Test

________ is to break open or burst

• Traumatize

• Rupture

• Magnitude

• Degradation

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

________ is a drug used in medicine to kill bacteria and to cure infections

• Epicenter

• Gauge

• Antibiotic

• Magnitude

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the significance of the title of this text? Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves, Destruction in 12 Countries.

• Mythical creatures from the past predicted the massive earthquake.

• The monster waves often result in large shakes which cause earthquakes.

• Twelve countries became involved in the cleanup effort from the earthquake of 2004

• The destruction in the 12 countries was caused by massive waves as a result of the earthquake.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What caused the earthquake of December 26, 2004?

• A large tsunami struck Bangladesh and Pakistan.

• A volcanic eruption hit Africa

• The India plate scraped against the Burma plate.

• Warning systems were never put into place.

What is the Richter scale?

• A measure of the amount of people affected by a tsunami.

• A measure of the amount of people affected by an earthquake.

• A scale (1 – 10) to measure the amount of energy released by an earthquake.

• A temperature range (1,500 F – 1,600 F) to measure the heat of a volcano.

Why were some people whose wounds weren’t stitched considered lucky?

• Those who had stitches often developed fatal infections when contaminated water was trapped inside their injuries.

• Villagers believed going to a hospital was bad luck.

• Hospital workers did not stich wounds with accuracy.

• Those who had stitches often could not afford to go back to the hospital to remove the stiches, so they had to remove them on their own.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The term which refers to a unit of speed used by ships. One is equal to one nautical mile or about 1.85 kilometers per hour.

• foremast
• stem
• knot
• quartermaster

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Why don't the on-duty lookouts realize right away that Titanic has hit an iceberg?

• They do not see the iceberg at all.
• They are only watching the left side of the ship.
• They see the front of the ship miss the iceberg, so they think all is OK.
• They are not prepared for a crash.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

When Titanic hits the iceberg, most of the passengers

• know right away that the ship has hit an iceberg.
• rush to get on the lifeboats.
• feel or hear something strange, but aren't sure what it is.
• hurry to find a member of the crew to find out what happened.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Some passengers knew what the ship hit right away because

• some ice fell into their cabin through an open porthole.
• they saw the iceberg from the crow's nest.
• they recognized the sounds the ship made.
• they saw water pouring into the boiler room.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1